Example sentences of "[noun] throw back [art] " in BNC.
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1 | In a series of bloody encounters in 1796 Napoleon threw back the Austrian , liberating the Italians — again — and created several new republics , one of which , the Cisalpine Republic , had Milan as its capital . |
2 | Though it was barely nine o'clock , sun blazed down , and already the huge slabs of stone paving the campo threw back an oven heat . |
3 | Zach threw back the lid in triumph and the twins and George gathered round to look at the contents . |
4 | Riven threw back the last of his beer . |
5 | Katherine threw back the covers and swung her legs out of bed . |
6 | Sheila threw back the bedclothes and sat up , a vision in pink baby doll pyjamas . |
7 | Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed . |
8 | Patrick threw back the covers and swung his legs out of bed . |
9 | The infant threw back the rope securing the gate and wrenched it open competently . |
10 | As Ryker came careering into the kitchen , Julie threw back the cellar hatch and came hurtling forth like a maddened trap-door spider , brandishing the hammer . |
11 | He could feel the cold of the house and the walls threw back the echoes of his footfalls on the bare stairs . |